Calculus

Limits (10%)

 Statement of properties, e.g., limit of a constant, sum, product or quotient

 Limit calculations, including limits involving infinity, e.g.
 Continuity

Differential Calculus (50%)

• The Derivative
 Definitions of the derivative
 Derivatives of elementary functions
 Derivatives of sums, products and quotients (including tan x and cot x)
 Derivative of a composite function (chain rule), e.g., sin(ax + b), aekx, ln(kx)
 Implicit differentiation
 Derivative of the inverse of a function (including arcsin x and arctan x)
 Higher order derivatives
 Corresponding characteristics of graphs of ƒ, ƒ′ and ƒ″
 Statement of the Mean Value Theorem; applications and graphical illustrations
 Relation between differentiability and continuity
 Use of L'Hospital's Rule (quotient and indeterminate forms)

• Applications of the Derivative

 Slope of a curve at a point
 Tangent lines and linear approximation
 Curve sketching: increasing and decreasing functions; relative and absolute maximum and minimum
points; concavity; points of inflection
 Extreme value problems
 Velocity and acceleration of a particle moving along a line
 Average and instantaneous rates of change
 Related rates of change

Integral Calculus (40%)

• Antiderivatives and Techniques of Integration

 Concept of antiderivatives
 Basic integration formulas
 Integration by substitution (use of identities, change of variable)

• Applications of Antiderivatives
 Distance and velocity from acceleration with initial conditions
 Solutions of y ′ = ky and applications to growth and decay

• The Definite Integral

 Definition of the definite integral as the limit of a sequence of Riemann sums and approximations of the
definite integral using areas of rectangles
 Properties of the definite integral
 The Fundamental Theorem

• Applications of the Definite Integral

 Average value of a function on an interval
 Area, including area between curves
 Other (e.g., accumulated change from a rate of change)
College Algebra
• Algebraic operations (25%)
 Operations with exponents
 Factoring and expanding polynomials
 Operations with algebraic expressions
 Absolute value
 Properties of logarithms

• Equations and inequalities (25%)

 Linear equations and inequalities
 Quadratic equations and inequalities
 Absolute value equations and inequalities
 Systems of equations and inequalities
 Exponential and logarithmic equations

• Functions and their properties* (30%)

 Definition, interpretation, and representation/modeling (graphical, numerical, symbolic, and verbal)
 Domain and range
 Evaluation of functions
 Algebra of functions
 Graphs and their properties (including intercepts, symmetry, and transformations)
 Inverse functions

• Number systems and operations (20%)

 Real numbers
 Complex numbers
 Sequences and series
 Factorials and binomial theorem

*Each test may contain a variety of functions, including linear, polynomial (degree ≤ 5), rational, absolute value, power,
exponential, logarithmic, and piecewise-defined.
College Mathematics
• Algebra and Functions (20%)
 Solving equations, linear inequalities, and systems of linear equations by analytic and graphical methods
 Interpretation, representation, and evaluation of functions: numerical, graphical, symbolic, and
descriptive methods
 Graphs of functions: translations, horizontal and vertical reflections, and symmetry about the x-axis, the
y-axis, and the origin
 Linear and exponential growth
 Applications

• Counting and Probability (10%)

 Counting problems: the multiplication rule, combinations, and permutations
 Probability: union, intersection, independent events, mutually exclusive events, complementary events,
conditional probabilities, and expected value
 Applications

• Data Analysis and Statistics (15%)

 Data interpretation and representation: tables, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, pie charts,
scatterplots, and histograms
 Numerical summaries of data: mean (average), median, mode, and range
 Standard deviation, normal distribution (conceptual questions only)
 Applications

• Financial Mathematics (20%)

 Percents, percent change, markups, discounts, taxes, profit, and loss
 Interest: simple, compound, continuous interest, effective interest rate, effective annual yield or annual
percentage rate (APR)
 Present value and future value
 Applications

• Geometry (10%)
 Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals: perimeter, area, similarity, and the Pythagorean theorem
 Parallel and perpendicular lines
 Properties of circles: circumference, area, central angles, inscribed angles, and sectors
 Applications

• Logic and Sets (15%)

 Logical operations and statements: conditional statements, conjunctions, disjunctions, negations,
hypotheses, logical conclusions, converses, inverses, counterexamples, contrapositives, logical
equivalence
 Set relationships, subsets, disjoint sets, equality of sets, and Venn diagrams
 Operations on sets: union, intersection, and complement
 Applications

• Numbers (10%)
 Properties of numbers and their operations: integers and rational, irrational, and real numbers (including
recognizing rational and irrational numbers)
 Elementary number theory: factors and divisibility, primes and composites, odd and even integers, and
the fundamental theorem of arithmetic
 Measurement: unit conversion, scientific notation, and numerical precision
 Absolute value
 Applications
Precalculus
• Algebraic Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities (20%)
 Ability to perform operations on algebraic expressions
 Ability to solve equations and inequalities, including linear, quadratic, absolute value, polynomial,
rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric
 Ability to solve systems of equations, including linear and nonlinear

• Functions: Concept, Properties, and Operations (15%)

 Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of a function, the general properties of functions
(e.g., domain, range), function notation, and to perform symbolic operations with functions (e.g.,
evaluation, inverse functions)

• Representations of Functions: Symbolic, Graphical, and Tabular (30%)

 Ability to recognize and perform operations and transformations on functions presented symbolically,
graphically, or in tabular form
 Ability to demonstrate an understanding of basic properties of functions and to recognize elementary
functions (linear, quadratic, absolute value, square root, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic,
trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions) that are presented symbolically,
graphically, or in tabular form

• Analytic Geometry (10%)

 Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the analytic geometry of lines, circles, parabolas, ellipses, and
hyperbolas

• Trigonometry and its Applications (15%)

 Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the basic trigonometric functions and their inverses and to
apply the basic trigonometric ratios and identities (in right triangles and on the unit circle)
 Ability to apply trigonometry in various problem-solving contexts

• Functions as Models (10%)

 Ability to interpret and construct functions as models and to translate ideas among symbolic, graphical,
tabular, and verbal representations of functions